Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

भूमिभागं शुभं वीक्ष्य विजने लिंगमुत्तमम् । स्थापयामासुरथ ते स्वयं ब्रह्मविनिर्मितम्

Transliteration

bhūmibhāgaṃ śubhaṃ vīkṣya vijane liṃgamuttamam | sthāpayāmāsuratha te svayaṃ brahmavinirmitam

Translation

তারপর নির্জন স্থানে শুভ ভূমিখণ্ড দেখে, ব্রহ্মা স্বয়ং নির্মিত সেই শ্রেষ্ঠ লিঙ্গটি তাঁরা সেখানে প্রতিষ্ঠা করলেন।

Word by Word

• भूमिभागम्: a portion of ground
• भूमिभागम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘भूमेः भागः’

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (भूमिभागम्)

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• वीक्ष्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); वीक्ष्-धातोः

• विजने: in a solitary place
• विजने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषणार्थे (स्थाने)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent, supreme
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (लिङ्गम्)

• स्थापयामासुः: they installed
• स्थापयामासुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच्
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद; periphrastic perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; causative (णिच्) स्थापय-

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/transition particle

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्वयम्: themselves
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (Emphasis/स्वयम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मनः (reflexive/emphatic adverb)

• ब्रह्मविनिर्मितम्: made by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मविनिर्मितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म + वि-निर्मित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी/कर्तृसम्बन्ध); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (लिङ्गम्) ‘ब्रह्मणा विनिर्मितम्’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara (liṅga to be named in next verse)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas in a forested clearing examine the ground for auspicious signs; then they raise and set a radiant liṅga on a pedestal, with Brahmā’s presence implied as the maker; the atmosphere is quiet, charged, and sacred.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devas
• Śiva-liṅga (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s power is rooted in right selection of place and proper consecration of the deity’s symbol.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse describes the founding moment of the later-named Siddheśvara site (name given in a subsequent verse).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Select a śubha-bhūmi (auspicious location) and perform liṅga-sthāpanā (installation) in a consecrated manner.